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Music Album Review: Andy Summers - "Triboluminescence" (7/10)
Andy Summers describes Triboluminescence (his 14th solo release) as “the result of a lifetime of receiving influence, digesting it and trying to create a new voice.” The guitarist’s ... -
Music Album Review: Robyn Hitchcock - "Robyn Hitchcock" (9/10)
Robyn Hitchcock has been putting out excellent music for over three decades, and this release definitely ranks with some of his best. His guitar-based psychedelic ... -
Music Album Review: Deep Purple - "Infinite" (8/10)
They may be calling their impending tour “The Long Goodbye,” but Deep Purple aren’t about to cash in their chips just yet. This legendary quintet ... -
Music Album Review: The New Pornographers - "Whiteout Conditions" (8/10)
This is the first album released on septet the New Pornographers' Collected Works imprint and continues their history of resonant melodies, exquisite harmonies and indelibly ... -
Music Album Review: Kendrick Lamar - "DAMN." (9/10)
Kendrick Lamar's DAMN. is a well-thought-out statement that challenges the listener to reflect upon its duality and contradictions. While the album lacks an overall cohesiveness, ... -
Music Album Review: Colin Hay - "Fierce Mercy" (8/10)
There’s been a lot of water under the bridge since Colin Hay's heyday as frontman of Aussie ‘80s MTV pioneers Men at Work. And with ... -
Music Album Review: Aimee Mann - "Mental Illness" (7/10)
With her first solo release since 2012, Aimee Mann has crafted another intelligent, word-smithy collection of 11 songs. Her unique vocal and songwriting tone is ... -
Music Album Review: Fucked Up - "Year of the Snake" (9/10)
Fucked Up have balls. Their shows are spotlighted by a hairy-backed, sweaty brute who barrels through the crowd like an uncaged wildebeest. The band’s records ... -
Music Album Review: Drake - "More Life" (7/10)
Drake returns with More Life, a “playlist” curated to exemplify his ingenuity and versatility as he smoothly maneuvers through a variety of genres. Songs like ... -
Music Album Review: Oui' 3 - "Occupy Your Mind"
Comprising musical veterans, guitarist Billy Joe Wiseman, bassist Lou Castro and drummer/percussionist Jim Xavier, the sonically inventive and expansive, rhythmically eclectic Oui' 3 has been jamming together ... -
Music Album Review: Eric Gales - "Middle of the Road" (9/10)
A child prodigy once touted as a successor to Hendrix, Eric Gales rose to the pinnacle of guitar rock and blues status throughout the past ... -
Music Album Review: Son Volt - "Notes of Blue" (8/10)
This is the eighth installment in the legacy of one of the leading bands in alternative rock and roots music. Son Volt began in the ... -
Music Album Review: Prodigy of Mobb Deep - "Hegelian Dialectic (The Book of Revelation)" (8/10)
Prodigy of Mobb Deep's fifth solo studio album is socially conscious and politically driven; different from what we’ve seen from back in the days. P spits some truth ... -
Music Album Review: Sallie Ford - "Soul Sick" (7/10)
Prepare for some high-octane, retro-rock healing! More than living up to the acclaim for her as “a cross between Liz Phair and Buddy Holly,” Oregon-based singer-songwriter Sallie Ford ... -
Perform on Funk/Soul Concert Series with Legends and Compilation Albums
The genre of funk music has an extensive past, from James Brown to Parliament to Sly & the Family Stone to still influencing today’s hit-makers ... -
Music Album Review: Dead Man Winter - "Furnace" (8/10)
After 14 years as lead vocalist and songwriter for acclaimed Minneapolis progressive bluegrass outfit Trampled by Turtles, Dave Simonett, aka Dead Man Winter, dedicates himself to a ... -
Music Album Review: Entrance - "Book of Changes" (6/10)
Entrance has to be seen to be believed––but hearing them gets you about halfway there. Guy Blakeslee and company eschew most conventions, turning the experience into a hocus-pocus ... -
Music Album Review: E-40 - "The D-Boy Diary: Book 1 & Book 2" (8/10)
Independent. Visionary. Timeless. These are just a few of the words that describe E-40 and the lane which he’s carved out for himself in the ... -
Music Album Review: Iron Reagan - "Crossover Ministry" (8/10)
Anchored by Municipal Waste singer Tony Foresta and bassist Land Phil and rounded out by ex-Darkest Hour skin-slapper Ryan Parrish, former A.N.S. guitarist Mark Bronzino ... -
Music Album Review: Various Artists - "She Rocks, Vol. 1" (8/10)
A compilation project featuring some of the best female guitarists working today, and released in cooperation with the Women’s International Music Network (sponsors of the ...
